The news of the Pharaoh's departure instantly spread through every street and alley of Cairo, setting the entire city ablaze with excitement.
To witness the Pharaoh's glory, the people began to gather at the Cairo city gates with one accord, kneeling outside the cordon with excited faces, trying to catch a glimpse of the Pharaoh's radiance.
A thunderous sound of footsteps approached. First, hundreds of royal Guards riding divine warhorses surged out of the city gates to set up a defensive line alongside the city Guards. Then, hundreds of slaves, treading with heavy steps and surrounded by royal Guards and Sphinxes, carried a seven-to-eight-meter-high tiered golden platform out of the city gates. Seated atop this tiered platform was the Master of Egypt, the avatar of a god, the Queen of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, Pharaoh Cleopatra.
Boom!
The heavy platform was slowly set down. Then, a large group of young women surged out from the rear of the procession; some held clay jars and splashed honey water onto the ground, while others quickly laid out carpets encrusted with jewels.
Cleopatra walked toward the golden platform with great interest, stepping barefoot onto the soft carpet. It was unknown how the Egyptian craftsmen had processed it, but the gems on the carpet didn't make Cleopatra feel uncomfortable; instead, she felt a sense of comfort after coming into contact with some of the gems.
Cleopatra turned to look at the High Priest kneeling on the ground by the carpet and asked in a soft, gentle voice.
"Where is the god?"
The white-haired High Priest raised his head and first corrected Cleopatra's slip of the tongue.
"Great Pharaoh, that person is an avatar of a god, just like you."
Cleopatra, who had no fondness for these temple personnel, gave a lazy yawn.
"I asked you where they are!"
The Guards nearby grinned and reached out to grip their sword hilts, glaring with ill intent at the High Priest on the ground, waiting only for Cleopatra's command to strike off his head.
The High Priest couldn't help but let out a bitter smile. The Pharaoh was supreme, and all factions were vying for her favor, but in this era, the temples were no longer as glorious as they were in the Age of Gods. Moreover, with the current alliance between the Dragon Queen and the Evil Queen in the north, Egypt now had a greater need for armies rather than priests like them.
However, the High Priest's bitter smile soon turned into a grin. A god was all that was needed for the temple to return to its former glory. After all, a million-strong army was nothing compared to a divine incarnation. The High Priest, with one foot in the grave, was willing to gamble his old life. He had lied about the oracle the moment he observed Rin Tohsaka, but due to his fear of her power, he could only insist that she was a divine incarnation.
Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in the High Priest's eyes. He straightened up and pointed at a spot of light in the distant sky that was getting closer.
"Great Pharaoh, she is here!"
In the blink of an eye, Rin Tohsaka arrived before Cleopatra. Having noticed the anomaly from afar, Rin Tohsaka looked at the obvious welcoming ceremony at the city gate and decided to appear directly in front of Cleopatra.
Under the High Priest's smug gaze, the nearby soldiers, maids, and commoners alike all knelt on the ground the moment they saw Rin Tohsaka sitting on ishtars bow, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Cleopatra looked up, wrinkled her delicate nose, and then looked Rin Tohsaka over in her Ishtar Form. A cunning look flashed in her eyes. She casually summoned the Giant Snake that circled the city walls and stepped onto its head to reach the same height as Rin Tohsaka.
With one hand on her hip and the other pointing at Rin Tohsaka, Cleopatra tilted her head back slightly and scolded her.
"Why do you not kneel before me?"
The previously smug High Priest felt his heart sink. He looked up nervously, terrified that Rin Tohsaka and Cleopatra would start fighting. After all, he had only observed Rin Tohsaka's thick divinity through various temples; he had no idea whether she was a god or a divine incarnation, or which mythology she belonged to.
The corner of Rin Tohsaka's eye twitched involuntarily. Cleopatra was a Servant she had liked very much in her past life. Voiced by Rie Kugimiya, Rin Tohsaka had always thought her voice sounded very cute and charming. However, meeting her in reality, Rin Tohsaka no longer felt that way; she only felt a sense of annoyance.
Rin Tohsaka had clearly seen Cleopatra's cunning expression just now. Knowing she was doing it on purpose, Rin Tohsaka's idea of her being a Kugimiya-style tsundere was completely shattered. But then again, how could the world-famous Cleopatra be a simple tsundere?
A wild smile spread across Rin Tohsaka's lips. She instantly activated her dragon factor, releasing her abyss-like magical energy. Carrying a terrifying dragon's pressure, she leapt from ishtars bow onto the Giant Snake and walked toward Cleopatra.
Feeling the weight of a giant dragon above it, the Giant Snake let out a mournful hiss, then lowered its head tremblingly and lay motionless in the sand.
Cleopatra looked at Rin Tohsaka and took a few steps back in fear. However, the thought of showing such a weak side in front of her subjects as Pharaoh made her unwillingly puff out her chest and look directly at Rin Tohsaka. Yet, her slightly trembling hands hidden behind her back betrayed her true thoughts.
"Wha... what do you want! I'm not afraid of you... not afraid..."
Rin Tohsaka walked up to the stiff, trembling Cleopatra. Looking at the frightened woman, she leaned in and sniffed her, then suddenly grabbed her wrist, making Cleopatra let out a scream.
"Ah~!"
Seeming to misunderstand that its Master was being threatened, the trembling Sphinxes stubbornly raised its head and let out a weak roar at Rin Tohsaka. But after a glance from Rin Tohsaka, it lowered its head like a whimpering puppy.
Rin Tohsaka seemed to feel that she had taken the joke a bit too far. She calmed the activated dragon factor within her and said to Cleopatra with a smile.
"I'm just checking if you have a Holy Grail. It seems you don't! But I'm curious why you Egyptians are appearing in this era."
Seeing Rin Tohsaka withdraw her pressure, Cleopatra realized there was no threat. She haughtily pulled her hand back from Rin Tohsaka's.
"Hmph!"
With a dainty hmph, Cleopatra turned her back to Rin Tohsaka and nimbly jumped from the Giant Snake's head onto the Golden Steps.
"Back to the palace! Back to the palace!"
However, it seemed Cleopatra had made a huge mistake. What does Rin Tohsaka plus Ishtar plus a dragon factor equal? When Rin Tohsaka saw the golden platform and the gem-encrusted carpet, she couldn't help herself.
A pressure even more powerful than before erupted from Rin Tohsaka, forcing those who had just raised their heads back down to the ground. Because Rin Tohsaka didn't hold back, a large group of ordinary people fainted on the spot.
Then, Rin Tohsaka instantly arrived at the Golden Steps, rolled up the carpet, activated Reinforcement Magic, and—face flushed—hoisted the Golden High Platform. With the help of ishtars bow, she slowly flew into the distance, pulling her loot.
As Rin Tohsaka's pressure gradually faded, the chaotic crowd suddenly realized their Pharaoh, Cleopatra, was gone!
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